महामस्तकाभिषेक

Key facts

Holiday.holiday_name

Mahamastakabhisheka

Holiday.image

Shravanbelgola Gomateshvara head and torso.jpg

Holiday.caption

Anointing of the Gommateshwara statue in 2006

Holiday.nickname

Translation: Head Anointing of Gommateshwara

Holiday.observedby

Jains

Holiday.date

Decided by the luni-solar Jain calendar

Holiday.observances

Prayers, Jain rituals

Holiday.celebrations

Anointing the statue of Gommateshwara with milk, saffron, sugarcane juice, sandal paste, rice flour, flowers etc.

Holiday.longtype

Religious

Holiday.significance

Completion of the statue of Gommateshwara statue

Holiday.frequency

every 12 years

via Wikipedia infobox